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Deadly August Weekend In Brooklyn

This weekend we lost four neighbors to gun violence that left many others with various injuries fighting for their lives, with one mass shooting reminiscent of the 2019 Brownsville Old Timers gathering.

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14 Alleged Members of Flatbush-Based “Babiiez” Gang Charged in Conspiracy Indictment that Includes 11 Shootings

Over a dozen alleged members of a Flatbush-based street gang have been charged in an 81-count indictment that includes charges related to 11 shootings, the Brooklyn District Attorney (DA) announced today. The 14 alleged members of the “Babiiez” street gang are facing charges that include conspiracy to commit murder, weapons

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Vicious Attack on Postal Worker in Greenpoint

The NYPD is seeking the public's assistance in identifying two individuals seen on dirt bikes in images below who attacked a United States Postal Worker in Greenpoint on Monday. The 57-year-old mailman was delivering mail along a route near McGuinness Boulevard and Nassau Avenue (94 Precinct) when he was attacked

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Two Teens Indicted in Fatal Shooting Outside Midwood Charter School

The teenagers, both from Flatbush, were charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Devonte Lewis outside Urban Dove Charter School on April 29th.

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Retired Cop Killed In Shooting In Kensington

A shooting on Monday night, June 7, 2021, at approximately 7:18 pm outside of the Korner Pizza, located at the corner of East 3rd Street and Church Avenue (66th Precinct) left one man dead and one injured. Photo by Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerAccording to the NYPD, a 57-year-old man was

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Preying On Children, Two Deadly Crashes, and Other Deaths

This week brings somewhat unusual crime reports. The NYPD is looking for two men that have been luring children over the last week, reporting three incidents in Brownsville/Ocean Hill and one in Sheepshead Bay. Two men died in deadly crashes on Atlantic Avenue - one was a pedestrian, the

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UPS Truck Catches On Fire At Caton Avenue & Stratford Road Friday Morning

Photo by Kamala Sankaram [https://twitter.com/kamalasankaram/status/599220396815228929]Firefighters quickly extinguished flames that partially engulfed a UPS truck on Caton Avenue and Stratford Road around 9:45am Friday morning, neighbors and the FDNY told us. The FDNY said they didn’t know the cause of the fire, but

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Artist Juan Carlos Pinto Brightens Up 773 Lounge Following Devastating Fire

After a fire destroyed 773 Lounge [/blog/crime/firefighters-battling-blaze-773-lounge] in early November, the bar that has been a beloved watering hole in our neighborhood for decades has been a sad sight, the revelry and music replaced by boarded up windows. And while it’s going to be quite some time